MJSElementary - Second Grade

2nd grade---4th Six weeks----Social Studies

Culture. The student understands the significance of works of art in the local community ----(Texas authors)
Texas Children’s and YA Authors and Illustrators
http://www.cynthialeitichsmith.com/lit_resources/authors/texasauth-ill.html

Pat Mora (Texas author according to framework---grew up in El Paso, TX, but she now lives in New Mexico)

http://www.patmora.com/
http://www.colorincolorado.org/read/meet/mora/
Cultural Celebrations
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/holidays.htm
http://www.dltk-kids.com/world/index.htm
Discovery Streaming---Cultural Celebrations from Around the World
http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=F4D6FE58-89D4-480E-B082-99267ECFB0F9&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US

Martin Luther King

PebbleGo Biography www.pebblego.com
National Geographic Kids
Life in Photos http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/photos/gallery/martin-luther-king-jr/#/10-martin-king-010909_14104_600x450.jpg
Video
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/kids/history-kids/mlk-day-vin-kids/
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/MLK/
http://www.factmonster.com/spot/mlkjrday1.html
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson248.shtml
I Have a Dream speech
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V57lotnKGF8

Cinco de Mayo

History.com video (please preview video for appropriateness---battle scenes might not be appropriate for your class)
http://www.history.com/videos/cinco-de-mayo#cinco-de-mayo
http://www.eslholidaylessons.com/05/cinco_de_mayo.html
http://www.texaslre.org/lpFiles/052005_lp_intermediate.pdf
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson234.shtml
Role of public officials

Brain Pop---http://www.brainpopjr.com/socialstudies/government/localandstategovernments/preview.weml
Mansfield mayor and city council
http://www.mansfield-tx.gov/departments/council/
Texas governor
http://governor.state.tx.us/about/
President of the United States
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/government/national/president.html
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/games_quizzes/president_roles/
Ben’s Guide to Government for Kids
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/government/branches.html National Government
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/government/branches.html State Government
The Democracy Project-PBS Kids
http://pbskids.org/democracy/presforaday/
Voting/Elections

Elections for kids---kids can vote online
http://www.gallopade.com/client/electionsForKids/index.html
http://congressforkids.net/Elections_index.htm
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/election/index.html
Electoral college
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/government/theelectoralcollege.htm
Why Voting Matters
http://pbskids.org/zoom/fromyou/elections/elections101.html
Volunteers and voting
http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3755140
2nd Grade Science Curriculum resources
4th Six Weeks

ROCKS

http://www.proteacher.com/110073.shtml (lesson plans, songs, activities)
http://geology.com/teacher/rocks.shtml (list of rock lessons and resources)
http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/4077.html (lesson plan)
http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/rocks.html (list of informational sites)
http://www.geosociety.org/educate/resources.htm (Geological Society of America)
http://sciencespot.net/Pages/classearthlsn.html (list of earth science lesson plans)
http://www.rocksandminerals4u.com/lesson_plans.html lesson plans on rocks and minerals)
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002289/act.html (Thinkquest fun activities on rocks and minerals)

Sources of Water

http://fwee.org/education/the-nature-of-water-power/ (Foundation for Water and Energy)
http://www.iupui.edu/~geni/FreshWaterLessonPlans.htm (freshwater lesson plans)
http://www.brainpopjr.com/science/habitats/freshwaterhabitats/grownups.weml (BrainPop Jr membership required)
http://www.neok12.com/php/watch.php?v=zX466d047304046105745367&t=Ecosystems (short video on freshwater)
http://www.eeweek.org/resources/water_curricula.htm (National Environmental Education Foundation)
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments/floatingeggs.html (egg floating experiment)
http://www.homeschooling-ideas.com/water-experiments.html (list of experiments)

Natural and Manmade Resources

http://classroom.jc-schools.net/sci-units/resources.htm (earth’s resources lesson plans and activities)
http://www.neok12.com/Natural-Resources.htm (list of lessons)
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/conservation/teacher-resources/55944.html (Teachervision)
http://www.mii.org/lessons.html (Mineral Information Institute)
http://www.kids.gov/educators/ed_science.shtml (Kids.gov science lessons)

Second Grade - 4th Six Weeks